WA maker turns skoolie, short-bus & container into home-office by Kirsten Dirksen on January 14, 2018 Seven years ago, Jeremy and Mira Thompson quit their jobs and sold their suburban home to hit the road in …
Parametric shotgun home twists its extreme-weather proof layout by Kirsten Dirksen on February 13, 2017 Tulane architecture professor Ammar Eloueini moved to New Orleans shortly before Hurricane Katrina damaged much of the city. Inspired to …
Modern-traditional Japan mud home: bioclimatic on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on November 23, 2015 To bring natural homes into the 21 Century, architect Tono Mirai designed “Future House”: a home that blends traditional earth …
Abandoned turf house becomes remote cabin getaway in Norway by Kirsten Dirksen on October 18, 2015 In Norway, owning, building, maintaining a rural cabin is a national pastime. With just 1 person for every 15.5 square …
Popout prefab flats assembled and stacked on Barcelona roofs by Kirsten Dirksen on June 21, 2015 Barcelona developers “La Casa por el Tejado” (House on the roof) have created lightweight, prefab apartments that can be craned …
Portable, green-roofed crafty studio of Lake Tahoe builders by Kirsten Dirksen on July 28, 2014 When brothers Tyler and Shaun Bratt began building a structure in their front yard they had plans for a sauna, …
Minimal UK townhome blends glass, plywood, steel, concrete by Kirsten Dirksen on March 25, 2013 On an abandoned lot in South London, architect Carl Turner and his minimalist wife Mary Martin created a new type …
Tejados vivientes: verdes, marrones, locales y residenciales by Nicolás Boullosa on February 15, 2013 Los techos verdes -también marrones, en función del clima, vegetación, condiciones climáticas y estación- abandonan el nicho de los grandes …
Tiny wattle/daub shed from local dirt in San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on October 30, 2012 The tiny wattle-and-daub hut on Ellis Street is likely the only earth-built shelter in downtown San Francisco. Even more impressive, …
Maintenance secrets of a 2.5-acre, native plants living roof by Kirsten Dirksen on January 27, 2011 It’s one of the most expansive and one of the most complex living roofs ever designed- the 197,000-square-foot rooftop is …
